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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-18
COLLAPSE OF A BUILDING.
Five Men Instantly Killed, and Twice That
Number More or Less Injured.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1Z-Au unfinished school
building attached to the church of our Lady of
Mount Carmel, East One-hundred- and ff-
teenth street, fell with a crash to-day while a
score of men were at work in the building under
the supervision OF DR.. A. E. Kerner, the priest
in charge. Five were killed outright and ten
more or less badly injured. Father Kerner was
among the latter. The rest were workmen The
casualty was due to bad work, hastily and igno-
rantly done. Those killed outright were:
John burden. Henry Rientz, Geralone Laura
Paulo Gilbert and an unknown workman
Wounded-Hev. A. E. Kerner injured inter-
nally and suffering from shock; James Mann,
head bruised and internal injuries; Robert
Young, head badly cut; Thomas Kirnan inter
nal injuries and head hurt; Florin Dunn arm
broken and head badly cut: Edward Welsh head
injured; Robert Levy, fourteen years DID, inter-
nal injuries Dominick Carter, general severe
injuries; Giuseppe Curlo. general bruises; John
d. Conway, head cut
When finished the schoolhouse would have
been four stories high. The side and rear walls
were up above the third story, while the front
had hardly been started. The work had been
done with undue haste. The foundations had
been laid scarcely two months ago. Father
Kerner had been repeatedly warned that he was
going too fast with the construction. The priest
was on top of the building at half-past o'clock
in the afternoon, when the crash came. The
floor beams, unable to bear the increasing
load. broke. The entire middle sec
tion OF the building, which was about one
hundred feet deep, caved in in a general collapse
The west wall fell outward upon a blacksmith
shop. crushing it like egg-shell, and killing
three horses and a man named Henry Rsintz It
was said that TWEEN ty- one men were in the cellar
Of the collapsed building the top. All but
two or three who were in the rear portion were
in the wreck. Firemeu, police ambu lances and
ready hands were soon on the scene. The beams
OF the lower floor had acted a sort of protec-
ton for the workmen in the cellar, or all would
have been killed.
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The Coming Episcopal Congress.

LOUISVILLE. Oct. 17-On Tuesday the open
Ing services of the congress OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church will be held at Christ Church
In this city. This gathering will represent all
phades of opinion; il will discuss, without ac-
lion. questions affecting the church and ques-
mons affecting society at large. Men noted for
sloquence and famous for zeal will attend and
altogether the congress promises to be Of un-
usuai interest and Importance No subject will
attract wider attention than the proposed change
of the church name
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Electric Papers Missing.

NEW YORK. Oct. ia private dispatch states
that important papers in the approaching suit
the court records at Washington. This is the
ease involving the relations of j. Harris Rogers
and Attorney general Garland to the Pan cleo
tric Telephone Company. The dispatch says
The discovery is sure to cause a sensation. as
pecially as one OF the counsel for the defense is
sredited with some knowledge Of the affair
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-18

Ell PAso, Tex, Oct 1.-THE two train rob-
bers killed by the Wells-Fargo express mes
seneer. Smith, have been identified as Jack
Smith and Dick Mayer. Smith killed French
merchant named Jules Roseller, in Paso del
Norte two years ago. and shot policeman Chap
man, in this city, last spring, wounding him in
Sheriff White, United States Deputy Marshal
Ross and a constable are on the trail of a man
about eighty miles east of Ell Paso, who is be-
lieved to be the confederate Of the dead robbers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-18
"A Threatened Lockout.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 17-At a meeting of the
executive committee Of the Shoe Manufacturers
Association, might, it was voted that in view
of the action of D. A. No. 20 in refusing to dis.
cipliDe the hand-sewed shoe men who went
strike without the sanction of the joint board
of arbitration, the manufacturers committee
would at dissolve the board and discharge
their hands There are twenty-,hrae firms in
in the Manufacturers Association, and it is ex-
pected that by Thursday 5000 shoemakers will
be 1ocked ouI
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Condition of Banksr Rawsou.

CHICAGO. Oct 1.-THE condition OF Stephen
w. Rawson, the banker, who shot yester-
dsy by his step-son. has been favorable this aft
ernoon and evening, and his physicians now
have some hope Of his recovery.
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Two Children sufrocated.

Boston. Oct. 1.-THE tenement occupied by
James OConnell at Peabody, burned yes
terday, and two children of OConneirs James
aged four. and Mary, aged two years, were suf-
10cated before they could be reached.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-18

CHICAGO Oct. 1.-THE first suit in Chicago
growing out of the Konts disaster was begun in
the Circuit Court to-day, against the Chicago &
Atlantic Railroad Company, for SIC. 900 dam
ages, by Joseph Coal He claims to have had
his side severely injured in the accident be-
sides which he lost his baggage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-18
The Striking Composi.ors

NEW YORK. Oct IA conference between
committees of tha employing printers and their
striking compositors was held this afternoon,
but failed to reach agreement
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Three Men Burned to Death.

LAKE EDWARD, Quebec. Oct E-Robert
Neil's boarding house was burned at midnight.
Three of the bosrders. Thomas Landus. of Nor
ton Mills, VT: VIM. Buchan. of Little River,
and George Scott, of California. were burned to
a crsp
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-08-10
The Prepayment Circular.

Application for the prepayment Of Inter
est under Secretary Fairchild's recent circu-
lar were received today on bonds amounting
to 81 ,343, 900. making total to date Of S6,612-
80
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IN MEMoRIAM.
The Plans for the Grant Monument
Completed.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-The plan for the
Grant monument, to be erected at New York
when money enough has been collected, OUT
lines tall shaft at the base of which is a
sarcophagus, the whole resting upon spa
cious esplanade and surrounded by wall,up-
on which are statues, reached from the out
side promenade by stairway openings at re-
gular intervals. The shaft is intended to be
nearly three hundred feet high, with the sar-
cophagus in proper proportion. Upon the
column on encircling ribbons are to be cut
the names of the battle-iields Vicksburg.
Richmond, Appomattox, the Wilderness,
Shiloh and Fort Donelson, and upon the
apex is the equestrian figure OF Gen: Grant
after model Of Clark Mills General Jack
son in Lafayette Square, opposite the Ex-
ecutive Mansion, Washington, ID. e.
Upon the panels of the circular walls will
be representations in bronze OF the firing up
on Fort Sumter, battle between the Merri-
mac and Monitor, Lees surrender at Appo-
mattox, the battle of Gettysburg and other
scenes of the rebellion. The sarcophagus is
intended for the bodies of General and Mrs.
Grant, and is designed in the Doric style.
The entrance is through an iron gate and
door, upon which in bronze is to be placed
Gen. Grants monogram. To the left of the
main stairway entering the esplanade Is a
life size group representing Lincoln and
Grant beckoning to a slave, from whose
limbs the shackles have been broken.
The second group, upon the right side, re-
to Gen. Grant at Appomattox. Group No. 3 is
intended to represent Gen. Grant taking the
oath of Office as president No. 4 lndi Gates
the General as cadet, and No. 8 is the
equestrian statute upon the column apex.
Hon. James G. Blaine, through S. b. Ell
kns sent $40 To the Star Grant monument
fund yesterday. The fund now amounts to
S6 534
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Special Premiums at the Maine state

The old State Agricultural Society will
hold its annual fair on its park at Lewiston,
September 60. 1t is unnecessary to say the
exhibition in all its departments will be Of
its usual high character, and all that is need
Ell to bring crowd Of visitors from every
corner and town Of the State is a series Of
fair weather days.
The annual premium list Is out containing
premiums offered footing up many thousand
dollars, embracing every department of agri-
cultural and domestic economy.
In addition a series Of special premiums
are offered by Individuals, as follows:
By Ruins Prince, Turner-For 3-year-old heifer
making most inches of cream at milking third day
OF Fair $40.
A. L. Dennison, Portland-Best exhibit needle
y: = Briggs, Auburn-Best trotting bred fOal OF
AionzO Libby, saccarappa- Best running pony
s. G. Jerrard, Levant-Largest exhibit print
butter made from COW in one week In August,
George Z. Brackett. Belfast-Larsest and besl
exhibit OF farm products including grain, fruit
and vegetables, by boy Is years Old or under
So. Must be at least two competitors. and exhib-
| IL confined 10 20 feet In hall
Benz. Hilton, N. Anson-best dairy COW any age
y. A. Gilbert, Il. Turner-Largest quantity Oi
| milk by HOstein cow exhibited $40.
G.. Nj. Twitchell, Readheld-Pair White Ply
mouth Rock chicks to farmers daughter 10 year.
or less, making best lot Of six pounds or more OF
| butter. At least two competitors.
1 H. @. Burleigh Vassalboro-Best pair of fat
/ steers, any age, BY boy 1S or under, $40
| A. l.. & 4. +. GOss Lewston-Best apparatus
i for unloading hay, IN operation, $50.
/ American Jersey Cattle Club Prize-Best herd
/ Of registered Jersey cattle In Maine, comprising
at least one bull and four cows or heifers, SlOO
Il II "A .Tr EraenOrt--Raqf %
i old steers; matched 2-year-oid steers; yearllnf
heifer; yearling colt pen of three eve lambs All
/ owned and exhibited by boys lS years or under
/ $40 each. Also for best loaf OF wheat bread
brown bread; specimen OF silk embroidery, hvs
skeins woolen yarn; OIL painting on china, al
| under, $40 each. 'N'''
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Mr.. PowderIy's Latest.

PITrsBURe, Aug. "a circular has been
received by the Pittsburg Knights of Labor
from Grand Master Workman Powderly.
After denouncing the coffee and wheat rings,
Mr.. Powderly says:
In comparison with these men Dick Turpin
and Sixteen-String Jack were honest men
Even Jesse James had more merciful Way
of robbing people. Jesse James was sum
of the famous highwaymen of old would
come back and attempt to resume business AZ
the old stand and in the old way, they would
be sent to the penitentiary or hanged unless
they 'divied up with some man or men OF
political influence.
The men who raised the price of coffee and
tried to take advantage of the necessities 81
the people go unwhipped of justice.
Is it not time to appoint commission to
inquire into this refined method of robbine
the people, so that law can be passed tc
punish those who gamble in food, while
others starye for want Of it? Is il not hirh
time for the consumers and producers oi
this land to inquire why swindlers, dealer:
in futures, and men who understand the
villainous art of manipulating breadstuff,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-08-10
TuBERcULosED CATTLE.
The Commission ASK an Opinion of
the Attorney General.
Especial to the PREss.l


AUGUSTA, Aug 9.-Libby & Merrill of
Burnham, extensive dealers in cattle, and
well known in Brighton, last April pur-
chased herd of 26 cattle from Jos. Hamilton
of Garland, from which two animals infected
with tuberculosis had been killed by order of
the Cattle Commissioners. A short time
afterwards the commissioners quarantined
the herd at Garland, where they were re-
moved by Williamson Brydan of Boston,
inspector of the Allan and Cunard lines of
steamers. Two of the cows were condemned
and killed, and their lungs plainly evidenced
the presence OF the disease. The question
arose as to whether the quarantine should be
raised from the remainder of the herd or the
whole killed. The new State law states eX-
plicitly that after one or more diseased cattle
are killed from herd the remainder shall
suffer a like fate. Should the law be fol-
lowed, 1t would not be long before the State
Treasury would suffer seriously, and the
commissioners did not want to kill the bal
ance of the cattle, nor did they believe it
necessary. Accordingly today Cattle Com
missioner Wv. Harris of Portland asked
Attorney General Baker for an opinion,
which he will render in the course of few
days. Veterinary Surgeon Bailey also went
before the Governor and Council and ex-
hlblted the diseased lungs from the cattle
destroyed at Garland and asked for the
Councils advice. April oath Libby a. Mer-
rlll sod nine cows, five of them with calves
oy their sides, and one bull from the infected
herd, as the commissioners were given to
understand, to go to Brighton for beef.
veterinary Surgeon Bailey says the COWS
went to Lowell, Mass, and are now being
MIXED there.
hrst that tuberculosis was disease little to
be feared.
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LONDON, August 9.-Professor Tyndall
has written another scathing article, attack
ing Gladstone. He says that all the facts
tend TO verify the fact that Gladstone Is
merely resonant mask through which
John Morley blows over the land his fanatic
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-08-10
Can Turkeys Reason7


Can turkeys reason2 Read this and then
Judge for yourselves. Mr.. Charles Il. Dore
Of Levant was few days since, the proud
poSsessor of a flock of seventy-four nice
young turkeys, which were carefully looked
after by staid old brood turkey. The other
night il was very rainy and, contrary to their
usual habit, the turkeys failed to come to the
barn. The night being dark and not know
ing where to look for them, Mr.. Dore left
them to the care of the mother turkey and
retired to rest. About daybreak the next
morning he was awakened by cries of dis
tress from the old turkey. He got up,
dressed himself and went down stairs. In
the yard was the old turkey but no young
ones, and the old one Immediately started off
toward the pasture. Procuringa large basket
Mr.. Dore followed, and the turkey, after adj
vancing a rod or two, would look around to
see if he was following. After going some
distance the turkey flew up ON the pasture
fence and there remained. Looking over the
fence he discerped some of the young ones
under bunch of brakes, and just then fox
came toward him having one in its mouth
and ran so near that he hit it with his basket
Seeing now the trouble he got over the fence
and made a search, resulting in finding ten
live young turkeys the other sixty-four hav-
ing either been carried off or killed on the
spot, the partially eaten remains Of many
scattered about. Was it instinct or reason
that sent the old turkey, in the hour of dan
ger, to the only protector to whom she could
loOkt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-08-10
RAILWAY MATTERS.

ONE COUPON ONLY FOR ONE NILE.
The Massachusetts, Railroad Commission
ers yesterday rendered a decision in the
mileage ticket" case against the Boston &
Maine railroad. The complainant bought
thousand mile ticket, which entitled him, he
claimed, to travel as many miles as were rep
resented by the coupons attached. He charg-
ed that the railroad company refused to car
ry out its contract with himself and numer-
GUS others, who purchased tickets, and that
the road demands ON the Newburyport divis-
ion, coupons in excess of the miles travelled.
The Board decided that it is the duty of the
road, with reference to these tickets, to de-
tach only such coupons as will cover the ae-
tual distance travelled, except that three
coupons shall be surrendered for a distance
less than three miles. and that fractions Of a
mile be considered one mile, as stated in the
printed conditions.
NOTES.
The directors of the Castne & Bangor
Railroad Company held meeting in Bangor
Monday night, and received the report Of the
engineer. who has completed his survey The
route Is an easy one to build and operate, the
distance being "a miles.
The stockholders of the New York, Chica-
60 & ST. Louis railroad yesterday voted to
consolidate with the Erie Il State Line rail-
road
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GENERAL NEWS.

Hon. A. r. Hastings, well-known ship
owner and one OF B0Ston's most prominent
merchants, died at his residence in West
Medford, Mass, yesterday forenoon.
At meeting of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton Railroad Company in New York
yesterday, Messrs. Ives and StaynOr re-
signed from the board of directors, and A.
s. Winslow and Christopher Meyer were
elected to the vacancies.
At the meeting of leather manufacturers
Of Newark, Monday, it was agreed to en-
ploy only such workmen as will agree to
deal individually with their EMPLOYERS.
Each firm gave bond of $1,000 not to en-
ploy knights OF Labor. This takes effect
next Saturday, and 1t will be necessary for
1000 men to choose on Monday between los
ing their positions or quitting the knights of
Labor.
Eighty lasters in the Portsmouth Shoe
Company at Portsmouth, n. H., struck yes
terday for rise from S1.50 per case to i.S0,
Work at the shop Is stopped by the strike at
Its busiest season and 800 hands thrown out
of employment.
Three United States mail sacks were
found cut open near the Missouri Pacific
depot at Wyandotte, Mo-, and the contents
OF the sacks, about 500 letters, have been
carried off.
A collision occurred one mile from Chat
tanooga, Tenn, Monday, between a switch
engine and a passenger train of the East
Tennessee Railway. The engineer and fire
man of the, passenger train were killed.
Cars were piled up on the track. Many pas
sengers were hurt and some may die.
Small pox and yellow fever are raging in
Havana, Cuba. During July 1o4 deaths oc-
CURED from fever and 113 from small pox
A call was issued in New York yesterday
for a Greenback Labor convention at Al
bany Sept. 28th.
The Montreal Warehousing Company's
building was. damaged by fire yesterday to
| twenty-five thousand bushels of grain were
destroyed. Loss, $4,000; insured.
The sixth meeting of the National Electric
Light Association began at the Parker
House, Boston, yesterday. Mayor 0'Brien
delivered an address of welcome.
Lord and Lady Herschell are at Newport.
| r. l. Lord Herschell was lord chancellor of
England during the last Gladstone admins
| tration.
The Baptist Church at Sterling, Mass.
| celebrated its semi-centennial yesterday. The
| historical sermon was by the pastor, Rev. ID.
y. Gum, and the anniversary sermon by
| Rev. DIR. George w. Bosworth of Boston,
Addresses were delivered by several former
| pastors
| The directors of the Consolidated Street
Railroad in Boston, yesterday voted to con
solidate with the West End Road. This
| gives the latter complete control Of the street
railways of the city.
| The national convention of Clothing Cut
ters at Syracuse, n Y, yesterday resolved
to join the Knights of Labor.
The second assembly District United La
Dor Party in New York, last night passed
resolutions excluding Socialists from the
party.
The Vermont militia go into an eight
| days encampment today at Bennington, 10
do escort duty at the laying of the corner
stone of the battle monument.
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BAD FIRE IN CONCORD.
Eight Mems PeriIous Escape from
the Building.

CONCORD, N. H., Aug. 9.-Fire ragged from
0 to II o'clock tonight in the four story wood
en- storehouse of the Carter estate on Rail-
road street. 1t took the entire department
three hours to quench the flames. Eight
members of the Third Regiment Band prae-
ticing in their rooms, found the egress cut
off and fled to the windows. Some jumped,
and others hung by their hands to the win
dow sills till forced by the flames to drop 80
feet to the ground. All were badly hurt.
The loss ON the building will be $5OCo, slight
ly insured. The first and second floors were
occupied by j. f: Cotton. pressed hay and
straw dealer, whose loss is 5000, partially
insured. The band lost furniture and sew
eral instruments, in all about $500; unin-
sured. The uniforms, belonging to the State
and valued at $500 were lost, with no insur-
ance. A large quantity of furniture and
carriages stored in the building was de-
stroyed on which there was no insurance.
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months ago on behalf of the stockholders,
who sought reorganization. The deed
transferred to the committee all the proper
ty of the road from Buffalo to Chicago. The
consideration was S16,0O0,000. The second
deed was executed by the Purchasing Com
George A. Garrettson, John G. Hall and
Harvey III. Brown of this city. 1t is stated
that the property included comprises the
Nickel Plate roadway in Ohio (240 miles,, all
the stations and other property of the road
240-5O0ths of the rolling stock owned by the
Nickel Plate. The consideration was given
as 2.355.OOO.
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LAWLESS STRIKERS.
Two Men Assaulted and Killed and
Fifteen Injured.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Aug. 9.-Fifty strik-
ing miners of the Alden Coal Company, near
this city, attacked thirty men who took their
places in the Alden mines yesterday. Many
women took part lin the fight. Michael
Christian and Jacob Horton, "scabs," were
fatally injured. Three of the assailants
were arrested this morning. The fight last
ed half an hour The women assaulted the
sscabsv with fence rails, while their hus-
bands used stones and pistols. The women
carried banner inscribed, Down with the
scabs who took the bread out of our mouths. !"
Fifteen persons were wounded.
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MR.. BLAINE IN IRELAND.
American Spring and Nerve Lacking
in Great Britain.

LONDON, August 9-Hon. James G..
Blaine with his wife and daughters are in
Dublin. They left Glasgow yesterday and
crossed to Belfast. proceeding thence to
Dublin where they arrived last night. Mr..
Blaine intends to spend some time in Ire.
land, as he desires to take a quiet look
around and examine into the condition OF
the country. He says his experience thus
far of European society mas not reconclled
him to the order of things on that side of the
ocean. Among the institutions of Great
Britain he misses the spring and nerve char
acteristic of America.
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ExpiorIng Alaska.

TACOMA, W. T., Aug. 9.-The steamer
Olympian has just returned from trip to
Alaska, bearing back Senators Cameron OF
Pennsylvania, West of Missouri ana far-
well of Illinois, Governors Swineiord OF
of distinction from all parts of the United
States and from England. They say the
scenery is something wonderful. The Gold
Mountains of Douglass Island are particu-
larly astonishing. Alaska's Indians they
found far advanced in civilization and Chris
ifu
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Seventh Day AdventIsts.

The Seventh Day Adventists will hold
their annual campmeeting this year at Ban
gor, on the Garland street circus ground, be
ginning August % and closing August 80
Some of their ablest speakers will be pres
ent from the West, and aid In carrying on
tae meeting. An unusually large delegation
OF their own people is expected from an over
the State. The Maine Central Railroad and
its branches will grant the usual reduction of
fare TO all those wishing to pass over that
road to attend the meeting.